Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement: Volume 2

by Simon Morrison

An aesthetic, historical, and theoretical study of four scores, Russian Opera and the Symbolist Movement is a groundbreaking and imaginative treatment of the important yet neglected topic of Russian opera in the Silver Age. Spanning the gap between the supernatural Russian music of the nineteenth century and the compositions of Prokofiev and Stravinsky, this exceptionally insightful and well-researched book explores how Russian symbolist poets interpreted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520229436
• ISBN13: 9780520229433
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 374 Pages
• Weight: 1.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.2"